Wichita State basketball has a long-running history with NBA greats from the WSU program such as Antoine Carr, Cliff Levingston and Xavier McDaniel. We now have a new era of professional players to follow in the NBA and overseas.

Cleanthony Early

Hopefully no one has forgotten this guy already. The 6-foot-8-inch forward from New York is now playing for the New York Knicks, drafted 34th overall in last year’s draft. Early helped lead the Shockers to the Final Four two seasons ago and was part of the historic 35-1 run.

Touré Murry

Murry played for WSU 2008-12, quietly leading WSU to its first NIT Championship, averaging 11 points per game. Murry went undrafted in 2012, but found a home in the D-League with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers who won the D-League finals that season. The New York Knicks picked up Murry for the following season, but he now plays for the Utah Jazz.

David Kyles

Another member of the NIT team, Kyles played as the sixth man and had 17 double-digit scoring games in his final season with WSU. Kyles now plays in the Greek Basket League for AEK Athens. He continues his sixth man role, averaging five points per game.

Joe Ragland

WSU’s point guard for the NIT run, Ragland now plays for EA7 Emporio Armani Milano in the Italian league Euroleague. Ragland has one MVP award to his name in the Euroleague and signed a two-year deal in July.

Garrett Stutz

The last of the NIT team, the 7-foot Stutz was a force for the Shockers. He anchored the Shockers, averaging 16 points and seven rebounds per game. Stutz now plays for CEZ Nymburk in the VTB United League in the Czech Republic. Stutz starts for Nymburk and averages 12 points and nine rebounds. Stutz has helped lead CEZ Nymburk to back-to-back championships.